---
type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-OFFENSE-LETTER CARRIER"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances to aggravated assault or aggravated battery the assault or battery of a letter carrier or postal worker while that individual is performing his or her duties delivering mail for the United States Postal Service. Provides that the robbery of a letter carrier or postal worker while that individual is performing his or her duties delivering mail for the United States Postal Service is a Class 1 (rather than a Class 2) felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3665"
citation: "Illinois SB 3665 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a70ff587-51ac-404c-900f-e2dad229c3ef"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3665&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65702&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "ccad082c4bbabe749d1a3585889125b92ac57298a95a22a074bde1d60c7b123f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3665 (97th) — CD CORR-OFFENSE-LETTER CARRIER

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances to aggravated assault or aggravated battery the assault or battery of a letter carrier or postal worker while that individual is performing his or her duties delivering mail for the United States Postal Service. Provides that the robbery of a letter carrier or postal worker while that individual is performing his or her duties delivering mail for the United States Postal Service is a Class 1 (rather than a Class 2) felony.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3665&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65702&DocNum=3665&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3665eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65702&DocNum=3665&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3665enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65702&DocNum=3665&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2012
- **2012-03-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2012
- **2012-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2012-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2012-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2012-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
- **2012-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2012-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; J. Collins `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-04-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2012-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-15** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-06-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0693 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a70ff587-51ac-404c-900f-e2dad229c3ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).